Predecessor of Cows, The Aurochs, Were Still Living In The Netherlands Around AD 600

ScienceDaily ^ | Monday, December 15, 2008 | University of Groningen

[SunkenCiv]

Wow, that’s just mean. ;’)

[JoeProBono]

[SunkenCiv]

Oh sure, big response for the Euro-centric Auroch, but when it's bison...

[samtheman]

Remains of bones recently retrieved from a horn core found in Holwerd (Friesland, Netherlands), show that the aurochs became extinct in around AD 600 and not in the fourth century. The last aurochs died in Poland in 1627...

So the last auroch died a thousand years after they went extinct.

Who writes this garbage?

Captain Kangaroo?

[Islander7]

Y'all shouldn't have eaten them. They'd still be there.

[SunkenCiv]

We’re eatin’ ‘em right now. These days they’re called cattle. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, be nice to the good Captain. Use Baghdad Bob instead.

Aurochs went extinct in the Netherlands at least as late as the 7th century, and went extinct altogether in the 17th.

[Islander7]

I’m an avid animal lover.

I love them fried, grilled, broiled, smoked and well seasoned.

[SunkenCiv]

oxen aurochs

Google

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

Great, now I’m hungry...

;’)

I think they went extinct because of the burgermeisters.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[wildbill]

I want auroch!

LOL. Good one.

[stormer]

Fine. Be that way.

[SunkenCiv]

Those were Daedelus’ last words to Icarus.

[JimSEA]

I had always thought that the Bantang of Southeast Asia was about the some thing as an Auroch. Not so says the article although a common ancestor in India is likely. Domesticated Bantang has tough meat though. A nice Angus steak for me, if you will.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) No need for me to mailorder it:

http://www.sprikfarms.com/aboutbuffalo.html

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[KamperKen]

"Obama actually claimed to support withdrawal from Auroch (no bull!), but when he *doesn't* do it as President, the left will have a cow."

LOL! That was bad! REAL BAD! Uh, keep up the good(?)work.